Yashoda Hospitals is one of the best hip replacement surgery hospitals in Hyderabad, Our highly experienced joint replacement and arthroscopy team of doctors offers treatment for all orthopaedic conditions and surgery for restoring the functioning of injured hip joints.

1. Hip
Replacement
Surgery

2. What is hip replacement surgery?
Procedure to
replace damaged
hip joint with an
artificial joint.

3. What is hip replacement surgery?
Procedure to
replace damaged
hip joint with an
artificial joint.

4. Types of
Hip replacement

5. Total hip replacement
The damaged hip
joint is completely
replaced with an
artificial hip.

6. Partial hip replacement
Only the damaged
part of the joint is
replaced with an
artificial joint.

7. Who might need a
Hip replacement?

8. A person with severe hip injury or
deformity that:
Doesn’t go away
with medicines
Makes it impossible to
stand after sitting for
long duration
Becomes worse while
walking even with support
Consult your doctor first.

9. A person is not eligible for hip replacement
if he has
Active infection of hip joint Localized bone tumor

10. Types of Hip joint implants
Metal on metal
(MOM)
Ceramic on metal
(COM)
Polyethylene &
metal on polyethylene
(MOP)

11. Standard fit vs Custom fit
Standard fit implants
are available in general
sizes
Custom fit implants
are made available in size
of the patient’s bone/joint

12. What happens during surgery?
An incision is made
on the front of the hip.

13. What happens during surgery?
Damaged part or the
entire hip joint is
removed.

14. What happens during surgery?
Artificial joint implant
is attached to the hip
bone and/or thigh bone.

15. What happens during surgery?
The incision is closed.

16. Types of surgeries
Open or Minimally
invasive surgery
Navigation-assisted
surgery
Robot-assisted
surgery

17. Open surgery
The surgery in which
large incision is
made to replace the
damaged part of the
joint with bone grafts.

18. Robot assisted hip replacement
A surgical procedure
that uses robotic
technology to assist
a surgeon during hip
replacement (total
and partial).

19. Navigation-assisted joint replacement
A surgical procedure
that uses navigation
guidance using imageless,
CT scan or fluoroscopy for
implantation.

20. What happens after surgery?
4 to 6 days of
hospitalization
Physiotherapy exercises
for early mobilization

21. What to expect
after surgery?

22. Outcomes depend
on physical therapy
& rehabilitation.

23. You may experience
surgical site pain, which
subsides gradually.

24. You may be able
to walk and do hip
movements, but with
certain limitation.

25. What are the post-surgery
precautions to be taken
at home?

26. Precautions to be taken
Use a cane or walker
until you regain the
strength & balance
Perform regular
exercise as
suggested
Minimize
stair climbing

27. Precautions to be taken
Avoid recliners, sit in
straight chairs
Have an elevated
toilet seat